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Mark,
I=E2=80=99m so sorry you=E2=80=99re going through this. We race with a guy w=
ho can=E2=80=99t use his left leg from chemo treatment. He designed and made=
a pneumatic clutch that is hand operated. I=E2=80=99m imagining a similar t=
hing with a telescoping tube, small electric air pump and a bleed-off to lif=
t the bonnet but that=E2=80=99s gonna take a lot of design work, fabrication=
and development to get the travel you=E2=80=99ll need. A front tilt with da=
mpened stays would be easiest, sort of like power rear hatches that are on S=
UVs and minivans now. Call Tom Colby at Speedwell and tell him what you=E2=80=
=99re trying to do and see what he says. He sells the best fiberglass bonnet=
s as well that knock off like 50 pounds if you wanted to really go nuts.=20
Ron Soave
> On Aug 20, 2023, at 12:12 PM, Mark via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF I have this weird problem. I have a Bugeye that I have had for y=
ears, it runs and drives great but only gets used a few times a year. My pr=
oblem is raising the bonnet. Thanks to a COVID vaccine reaction I lost my b=
rachial plexus nerve in my right arm. So essentially I am limited to the us=
e of one arm (left) and one arm isn't enough, for me, to raise the Bugeye bo=
nnet. I can still use my other motor functions to shift and drive the car f=
ine. I am thinking that I need some sort of device to attach to the ceiling=
to lift it up with mechanical assist. I am resisting the temptation to jus=
t use a multi part block and tackle with a loop around the chrome handle. M=
y other thought is to tilt it forward with a kit form somewhere, I think the=
re are several out there. I haven't ever used a forward tilt and not sure h=
ow much "lifting" is needed? I can get help when I really need it but woul=
d rather be able to do it my self on my schedule. Suggestions? =20
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> Mark
> Nashville
> 58 Bugeye
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Mark,<div>I=E2=80=99m so sorry you=E2=80=99=
re going through this. We race with a guy who can=E2=80=99t use his left leg=
from chemo treatment. He designed and made a pneumatic clutch that is hand o=
perated. I=E2=80=99m imagining a similar thing with a telescoping tube, smal=
l electric air pump and a bleed-off to lift the bonnet but that=E2=80=99s go=
nna take a lot of design work, fabrication and development to get the travel=
you=E2=80=99ll need. A front tilt with dampened stays would be easiest, sor=
t of like power rear hatches that are on SUVs and minivans now. Call Tom Col=
by at Speedwell and tell him what you=E2=80=99re trying to do and see what h=
e says. He sells the best fiberglass bonnets as well that knock off like 50 p=
ounds if you wanted to really go nuts. <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Ron Soa=
ve</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Aug 20, 2023, at 1=
2:12 PM, Mark via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br><=
/blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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<font face=3D"Arial">I have this weird problem. I have a Bugeye th=
at
I have had for years, it runs and drives great but only gets used
a few times a year. My problem is raising the bonnet. Than=
ks to
a COVID vaccine reaction I lost my brachial plexus nerve in my
right arm. So essentially I am limited to the use of one arm
(left) and one arm isn't enough, for me, to raise the Bugeye
bonnet. I can still use my other motor functions to shift and
drive the car fine. I am thinking that I need some sort of devic=
e
to attach to the ceiling to lift it up with mechanical assist. I=
am resisting the temptation to just use a multi part block and
tackle with a loop around the chrome handle. My other thought is=
to tilt it forward with a kit form somewhere, I think there are
several out there. I haven't ever used a forward tilt and not
sure how much "lifting" is needed? I can get help when I really=
need it but would rather be able to do it my self on my schedule. =
;
Suggestions? <br>
<br>
Mark<br>
Nashville<br>
58 Bugeye<br>
</font>
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